I’m pretty sure that everyone enjoys a good deal. And getting something for free can be even better! However, it can be hard looking for free stuff online because you may come across some shady sites. Also, the process of applying for different free samples can get confusing because each company has a separate submission process (and they may have different requirements to qualify for the sample). But what if I tell you that there was an easier way to earn some great freebies.
About PINCHme
PINCHme is a company that allows users to earn free products in exchange for product testing. And it’s really easy to sign up for too! Just make sure after you’ve finished testing their products out, you complete the feedback survey to finish the process.
The company also has other offers available besides their samples such as free magazine subscriptions, discounts on select services, coupons for medicine, etc.
How to Set up Your Account
If you want your box of free samples, just create a free account on their website at https://www.pinchme.com/. Then, complete a profile survey that will help the company determine which products are better suited for you. And if some of your information changes, don’t worry. You can always redo the survey later.
How to Add Items to Cart
To add products to your store, go to sample me and then add the freebie that you would like to your box. And if you’re ready for your box, click the box in the top right corner to start the shipment process for your box. Just remember to make sure that you have that you have at least 4 items in your cart to start the process.
Freebie Schedule
The only downside to PINCHme is that samples are not offered every single week. It is available one Tuesday of every month (called Sample Tuesday) at 12:00 PM ET. So, if you want to get some more freebies, you’ll have to make sure to remember to go to the site on that particular day. But if you can’t remember when new free products are available, just visit their website and view the banner at the top of page (this usually tells the exact date and time that they will be releasing their new free samples).
How to Earn Chances to Get More Freebie Offers
You can do two things to get more freebie offers, and they are to 1) provide product feedback and 2) complete surveys. When you complete these optional surveys, you can earn points that can be used to redeem different prizes. Here is a picture of the chart below.
My First Box of Samples (PINCHme Review)
I ordered my first PINCHme box on Feb 11, 2020 and received it March 18th, which is approximately 5 weeks of shipping time (approximately a week longer than their normal 2-4 weeks ship time). However, considering that we were all in a middle of a pandemic, I still consider that quite impressive.
What Free Samples Did I Get?
Some of the freebie samples that I got was:
- Heinz Mayochup (condiment packet): A condiment mixture of mayonnaise and ketchup.
- Goody’s Hangover Mix (single-serve packet mix): A flavored powder mixture of caffeine and pain medicine that you put in water to drink.
- Bausch + Lomb Lumify Eyedrops (sample-size dropper): Eyedrops that reduces the appearance of redness and red veins in eyes.
- Yardley Moisturizing Bath Bar: English Lavender (full bar of soap): A bar of soap made with lavender essential oils.
Here’s what I thought of each item.
Product Review
Heinz Mayochup
I’m not really a huge condiments fan. Or rather, I should say that I’m picky with the condiments that I do like to eat and I hesitate to try others. So, I was surprised that I really liked this mixture.
Overall, I think that it had a nice balance of sweet and tangy notes. And, to be honest, the taste of it reminded me of the sweet and sour sauce from McDonald’s. So, from a semi-picky eater, I give this product a 5/5.
Goody’s Hangover Mix
I don’t drink, so I don’t know how this product will do against an actual hangover. However, I was interested in seeing how this product would work with regular headaches. However, I didn’t have a headache before my feedback deadline, so I wasn’t able to test this product out well. But I did take a sip of the powder mix to see what it tasted like.
This is a personal preference, but I think that the mixture was a little too sweet. However, I really like the idea of this product because liquid medication is absorbed quicker by the body. So, this would be great way to relieve pain quickly. In the future, I would be interested in their other formulas.
Bausch + Lomb Lumify Eyedrops
To be honest, I thought that I would never need a product because nothing really made my eyes red (except on occasion when I wore contacts or if they were irritated in some way). But, to give this product a fair chance, I decided to closely examine my eyes to see if it made any difference. When I did, I saw that I did have some red lines in my eyes, but I thought that the product just helped with severe cases of red eyes and wouldn’t work on me.
However, after a couple seconds of putting a drop in my eyes, I noticed a distinct difference. The whites of my eyes looked so much clearer and the red lines that I saw prior were completely gone.
Yardley Moisturizing Bath Bar: English Lavender
One of the first things that I noticed with this product was its scent. The soap smelled so great and I loved that it had lavender essential oils in it too.
After using the product, I noticed that my skin was soft, smooth, and moisturized. So, I would definitely consider buying this product.
[*Each product that I got had a coupon with it. So, the soap included a $1 OFF coupon. But the best thing is that this product is also available at Dollar Tree, so you might be able to get this product free (pre-tax)]
Product Testing Feedback
As mentioned earlier, after you test products, you will need to take a short feedback survey over the products that you received. To complete it, just go to the RATEme section on the menu. But remember to finish the survey before it’s deadline so that you can qualify for even more products in the future.
In my case, I had to take the survey and leave a review about the products on a few different sites to complete my requirement.
Qualifying for More Free Stuff
As mentioned earlier, if you want to earn even more samples for free, you’ll have to make sure that you fill out the feedback survey after you receive your free products. Just ensure that you have filled it out to the best of your ability, answered it truthfully, and completed it before the survey deadline. If you do this, you’ll increase your chance of qualifying for even more freebies in the future!
Did I Get More Free Products?
Unfortunately, I have not been able to get anymore free samples at the moment. This could be because I haven’t visited the site at the correct time on sample day or because they decided that I wasn’t a good choice for the samples that they are putting out. But, on the bright side, I can qualify for different bonus items.
(Update: I have received more sample boxes after this. It just took me a while to qualify for them and to actually visit the site at the right day and time 😅)
However, in order to put these bonus items in my box, I would need to complete different offers (such as taking a survey on another site or even purchasing something in order to qualify for the item). Some items that I have qualified in the past was some gummies, tea, etc.
Here’s a look at one bonus item that I qualified for this year.
But, to add it to my box I had to complete one of these two offers.
How to Set Up Your PINCHme Account and Get Free Products
Hopefully you enjoyed this article. If you want to get a PINCHme account, you’ll need to:
- Create a free account
- Take the PINCHme profile survey
- Pick your free samples
- Have a box of free samples shipped (minimum of 4 items in box)
- Provide feedback over products
Enjoy Your Freebies!
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